Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian spy ship close to Black Sea

A Russian warplane destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance vessel in an space within the Black Sea the place Russian fuel extraction amenities are situated, the Russian Defence Ministry stated early on Tuesday.

The ministry stated in a brief assertion that the Ukrainian vessel had been destroyed by an SU-30 plane from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

There was no instant remark from Ukraine, which hardly ever feedback publicly on its operations inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory however which Moscow has accused of stepping up assaults on Russian pursuits utilizing uncrewed naval drones.

Russian-backed officers in Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed from Ukraine in 2014, stated in June final yr that Ukrainian forces had attacked drilling platforms within the Black Sea owned by Chernomorneftegaz, an oil and fuel firm.

At least three individuals have been wounded in a single incident and work on three drilling platforms was suspended, they stated on the time.

Russia seized Chernomorneftegaz from Ukraine’s nationwide fuel operator Naftogaz as a part of Moscow’s 2014 annexation. The firm is beneath U.S. and European Union sanctions.

The rigs are situated off Ukraine’s southern Black Sea coast, 71 km (44 miles) from the port of Odesa, which stays beneath the management of Ukrainian forces.

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Aug 22, 2023